Iran “number one power in the world’ Ahmadinejad. This guy scares me.Breibart

Civil rights leader John Lewis dropped his support for Hillary Rodham Clinton’s presidential bid Wednesday in favor of Barack Obama.AP

Exchange student says he was denied adequate food“McCullum says he was denied sufficient food while staying with a family of Coptic Christians, who fast for more than 200 days a year, a regimen unmatched by other Christians.”Boston Globe

House Democrats abruptly pulled an ethics reform proposal from consideration yesterday after widespread opposition surfaced from lawmakers on both sides of the aisle a day before a scheduled vote on the plan.

The proposal, months in the making, would create a new Office of Congressional Ethics run by a bipartisan group of six non-lawmakers with the power to review ethics complaints against members and staff, and forward them to the existing Committee on Standards of Official Conduct. The fate of the plan is now unclear, though Democrats vowed they would revisit the issue soon.Washington Post

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Rare criticism in Iran of Ahmadinejad rhetoric on Israel
Rowhani warned starkly: “If the international community thinks that a country wants to play troublemaker and eliminate others, it will not let the country do this and will confront it.

“We must act in such a way that the world understands that we are ready for more flexibility and more dialogue.”AFP

Our economy is fucked! Euro Soars to Record High $1.5057
I was just in the Caribbean and the dollar isn’t worth a damn.AP
India missile test to start arms race: PakistanReuters

Starbucks promises a perfect cup of coffee or they’ll do it again.
I saw this promise as I walked into Starbucks this morning. I reluctantly drink their swill every morning. When will a Coffee Bean open on the east coast! Now there is an excellent cup of coffee.Yahoo

“Venezuela is Cuba’s biggest benefactor and sends the Caribbean nation millions of barrels of favorably priced oil each year. In return, Cuba has sent about 30,000 doctors to work in the OPEC nation.”
Chavez jokes with new Cuban leader.Reuters